Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-17

NNNAAANfA aNAe-AA
has sent a written complaint that be
can't send refriReFators TO Los Angeles
under the present condition Of things.
and asks relief. This 10 q sample oe
hundreds Of letters received BY The
Interstate Commerce Commission
every dav. The Commiaslon has prom
taed TO hear on next Wednesday the
Representatives Of Boston inseresia, Who
ssek authority for the railways to make
rates from the West 10 that city 20
meet those made by the roads whose
terminl are al New York. No day has
been assigned for hearing the repre-
ssntatives Of she California Interests
seeking relief for the trAnscontlnentAi
road fFsm operations OF the ionR and
short haul clause. but they are expected
on some day next week.
FIerIaa Democrats.
JAcKsoxvILLK, (Fia.). April l6.-In the
closing ballot last night In the Demo-
cratic caucus Bloxham received 81;
Perry, 80, and Is scattering. Adjourned
till Monday night.
weekly Rank statement
NEw YoRK, April i6.-The weekly
bank statement shows n reserve increase
~ R370.000. The banks now hold 9l,-
4s9 900 In excess OF the rule.
General wilcox Retired.
WksHNoroa. AuFil Is. = BFigadieR
General Orlando B. Wilcox waa todav
placed on the retired list on account Of
having reached the age Of 81 years.
Iaterviewing the Secretary.
WAsHrNoroN, Aurll 16 Captain d.
Elfrid1e, Of the Uaited States stsameF
Omaha. had an Interview With Secre-
taTv whitney regarding the disaster
oaus'd by the explosion OF a shell fred
from bis vessel At the japanese Island
of Ikeahima. The matter has haen re-
ferred 20 The Judge Advocate General
Of the Navy Department for examina-
ton.
FILLED him with Rsekahet.
CHATTANOOGA Tenn, April i6.-Jim
Bates. the desperate who Ia said 10
have been The SLAYER OF ten men, vas
killed last night in Polk county. He
was serving a life sentence In the
Georgia Penitsntiarv a few wears AGO,
bat succeeded IN eifectinR bis escape.
sHd during his temporary freedom mnr-
dered two men. Four officers from
Chattanooga found him in q den IN
the Chiohoiar mountains. He tried 10
shoot the offiners. bus they filled him
full Of buekshet.
Relief About Confirmed.
JERSEY CrrY, Auril 10. The belief Of
the people Of Hobaken is about cou-
frmed that Water Register Murphy ia Q
defaulter. AZ near as can be asoertained
the amount will reach f23 oo0
omeera Appointed.
WAsHrN0roN. April l6.-This after
noon the President made the following
APPOINTMENTS: A. X. Lawten. Of GeoF-
ola, 10 be Minister 90 Austria Huugaria;
Newman A. Mcdonnell. Of Tennessee. 10
be Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court
Of Montana; q. q. Peters. OF Ohio, 10
ne Attorney OF the United States for
Utah; Joseph b. Lane, Of Oregon, 10
be AGENT Of the Indians OF Diletz agency
in Oregon.
The uaddoek Murder Case.
aroux Crrr (Iowa). April i6.-Mr.
OiOonnell concluded bis argument be-
fore the Jury 10 the Haddock murder
case AZ about 3 O'Clock this afternoon,
and after a short recess. Judae LsWis be-
gan with his instructions, which took
until A.3Q, at which time the Jury re-
tired. There ia much speculation ~ 70
what The verdict will be, and Il ls await.
ca with much interest. The trial began
on March 23d, and has lasted q full
days.
Hanging a Murderer.
CAssvrLLr, MOI April l6. = Z. II.
Olum was f aged here today TOT hne
murder Of 0nng woman named Ella
Bowe, In July last. Fully ten thoasand
people witnessed the execution. Olnm
vas Qreatl hectad and cried bitterly.
AZ times be would try 70 pacify himself
BY singing hymns.
colsraasss Wholesale Qaaranttne.
DESvER. April l6.-e0veFnoI Adams
today ia.ued 4 quarantine gfoolamation
against the importation OF cattle from
Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, West
Virginia, Delaware. New Jersay, Hes
York. Massachusetts,. Rhode leland,
Conneotiout, Missouri. Kansas, Pean-
syIvania, and the Distriot Of Columbia
The cattle from the above states CAP.
not be bFouRht into COLORADO untl
they have been examined by tns state
Veterinary SarReou. III, atter tnspee.-
tion, they recaiVs q clear bill, thsy VIII
be allowed 10 enter.
Father and son Killed.
MKMPHIs. April f6.-A0stin WalAef
(oolorsd) and bis sou. HonEy, we're snot
and killed eariy this morning by bepu.y
sheriff Tom Pearson. The oineer ~.
tempted 10 search their premises TOT
some stolen goods. Which they resisted.
and In the fFacas which followed, ootn
father and son wers killed. feafson
has surrendered himself.
Pv,aserss ssrtke IN san DteGe.
saN DrEoo (Cal }. April 16-Ivo os
threo weeks aao the printers OF san Di-
80 or0aniEed a typographical union at
ssis olsse and demanded that the news
naners should be made union of1oes ans
ssted FOR Al increase in printers com
position from 20 cents 10 IS cents Der
thouaand ems. The pfopgiel0rs th0agnt
that business wsuid not allow the IN
creased rate. The printers Uens o1t on
A strike tonight. Hon-oni0n printers
were in dsmAnd and the papers VIII oe
issu q a. usual. Both sides are nrm
asd declare that they viil Dos give IN.
Pslstienl Confederation.
R.H FRANctsoo, Aprii 1e.-Advioes
fxorn HopOlaiu Feoeived ~ the steamer
uariposa state that q political confede-
Tatioa has been ratified between me
samoan Islands and The SanaSicn
Islands.
Resly From the Interstate comnaeree
esmmlaxioa.
CHlcAao, Aprll TO- the following mas
been received 10 answer - petition
sent % ths Intef-stste Commissioners
Nv a meeting Of sheatrioal managers IN
this city last veek; -.
.iDar.d RendsraoH. Pyssiafnf 81 ths
yafsoaal AinuaenAesf Protecffps Aasocsd-
floa. Yours Of she Slh instant ineisti0g
4 pstiiisn on behalf sf the Assooiaiiin
Voa represent has been laid before
Commission In reply ! am inssEuctea
- say that tee Commission does noi
urdartaks 70 say IN advance wnat rate
tbs railr-ad companies shall OF snAit
uos make 70 aay eisss OF oFRanizatien
81 persons; that lhsy will eonsidef COM
Giants presenting sexual oonropesties
wnsn tbs rates sctaaiiy made are sop
. y@sd by the partiss eomplaiDtne 70 %
inadnisssbla nnaer 20 .iaw. Ibis 70
svooss 10 subsssnes has been made 20
MANY apslieatioua similar 20 yoaf osn.
T. a.. CooLET,
Chairman Intsr-ststs Commission,
WashinRton, D. c.